Trump says he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

President Donald Trump said he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor.

President Donald Trump said Monday that he will award Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor, two days after the former New York City mayor was injured in a car accident.

“As President of the United States of America, I am pleased to announce that Rudy Giuliani, the greatest Mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot, will receive THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, our Country’s highest civilian honor,” Trump wrote on Truth Social, adding that he would announce details and time at a later time.

Giuliani’s head of security, Michael Ragusa, said Sunday that the former mayor sustained injuries that included a spinal fracture after he was “struck from behind at high speed” while riding as a passenger in a vehicle on a highway in New Hampshire.

He also said that before the Saturday evening crash, Giuliani was “flagged down by a woman who was the victim of a domestic violence incident,” and he “immediately rendered assistance and contacted 911,” staying on scene until police arrived.

Ragusa said that Giuliani was “in great spirits” and “fully alert and conscious,” and in his Sunday evening update, added that Giuliani was "scheduled to be fitted with a brace and will begin physical therapy."